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Chicago Bulls vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

19Belt meetings
12Bulls wins
7Thunder wins
9Title changes

Chicago Bulls and Oklahoma City Thunder have met 19 times with the NBA belt on the line, from October 31, 1970 to November 25, 2022. The belt changed hands in 9 of those games. Chicago Bulls lead the belt series 12–7.

Belt gameDateResult
2,055Oct 31, 1970Seattle SuperSonics beat Chicago Bulls 122–119Title change
2,056Nov 3, 1970Chicago Bulls beat Seattle SuperSonics 113–101Title change
2,084Dec 30, 1970Seattle SuperSonics beat Chicago Bulls 128–109Defense
2,293Feb 25, 1973Chicago Bulls beat Seattle SuperSonics 88–85Defense
2,340Nov 11, 1973Chicago Bulls beat Seattle SuperSonics 116–98Defense
2,448Jan 12, 1975Chicago Bulls beat Seattle SuperSonics 127–123Defense
2,679Mar 19, 1977Chicago Bulls beat Seattle SuperSonics 104–92Defense
2,883Nov 6, 1979Seattle SuperSonics beat Chicago Bulls 114–97Defense
2,935Feb 19, 1980Chicago Bulls beat Seattle SuperSonics 115–106Title change
3,428Jan 25, 1985Chicago Bulls beat Seattle SuperSonics 93–76Title change
4,070Nov 22, 1991Chicago Bulls beat Seattle SuperSonics 112–109Title change
4,547Jun 5, 1996Chicago Bulls beat Seattle SuperSonics 107–90 PlayoffsDefense
4,548Jun 7, 1996Chicago Bulls beat Seattle SuperSonics 92–88 PlayoffsDefense
4,549Jun 9, 1996Chicago Bulls beat Seattle SuperSonics 108–86 PlayoffsDefense
4,550Jun 12, 1996Seattle SuperSonics beat Chicago Bulls 107–86 PlayoffsTitle change
4,551Jun 14, 1996Seattle SuperSonics beat Chicago Bulls 89–78 PlayoffsDefense
4,552Jun 16, 1996Chicago Bulls beat Seattle SuperSonics 87–75 PlayoffsTitle change
6,559Jan 9, 2017Oklahoma City Thunder beat Chicago Bulls 109–94Title change
7,125Nov 25, 2022Oklahoma City Thunder beat Chicago Bulls 123–119Title change

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